Sometimes, when I am knitting (which is not so often lately), I have a 3.5 year old knitting companion - she uses these giant needles and this old yarn... and she knits amazing animals (in her imagination).
The other day, she announced she wanted to do "real knitting" - and that she wanted to make a caterpillar (and that we had to use HER needles and HER yarn too).
I operated the needles, and she did the "wrapping around with wool" bit... and we made this:
(maybe a caterpillar's old discarded skin?)
Undeterred, we reached for the yarn needle, and she did her first bit of "real sewing" with a "real needle" - in and out, up and down, around and through and generally any which way she liked (with a few strategic stitches from me to kind of pull it into a kind of shape).
Finally, we had finished - our first toy that we knitted* and sewed* together.
Meet Wooly Bear, the caterpillar - she is very talkative and loves to tell jokes, and is just the right size to cuddle up in a little hand.
Visit Kootoyoo for more creative spaces...*not sure if this qualifies as real knitting or sewing, but I'm definitely sure that it really doesn't matter in the end
15 comments:
That is just fabulous!! So great that your little one is having a go too! I love her caterpillar and think she did a great job! Very creative!
That is just gorgeous. Better than any caterpillar I have ever made.
Watch out Mum a new knitter is in town. I like the catepillar's name.
So, so cute!
Precious! What a lovely story, and some nice craft work.
Good for you for being so patient! A great product, but a more lasting process...
GReat idea!!! Love it. Well done to both of you esp. for the mummy patience.
I've got a little tear. x
It's official I'm in love with Wooly Bear. Its also official that you are one hell of a mum xo
I don't care if it qualifies as real knitting or sewing - that has got to be the sweetest thing I've seen in ages!!!!!
xxxCate
I think it is lovely. I remember sitting by my grandmother watching her knit then learning from her. Charmaine
Ha ha! I love it! We all have to start somewhere.
Love the collaborative effort - Mother/daughter crafting is so much fun.
How adorable!! I've been wondering what a good age would be to let my daughter start crocheting/sewing.
that's beautiful! so great that she wants to make and create. very precious moments.
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